Promenade Technology

An app that generates coordinates for adventurers claims to turn your thoughts into reality. TikTok and YouTube creators want you to believe it — but you shouldn’t. https://nyti.ms/2XgG2p7

As lawmakers debate whether Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are monopolies, a reporter recalls her attempt to avoid interacting with the companies. https://nyti.ms/3flkG02

Even though the tech industry’s four biggest companies were stung by a slowdown in spending, they reported a combined $28 billion in profits on Thursday. https://nyti.ms/315X4aC

It is less clear that tech executives’ strategy of evasive answers will continue to work now that lawmakers have begun doing their homework. https://nyti.ms/39FatKA

The chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook faced withering questions from Democrats about anti-competitive practices and from Republicans about anti-conservative bias. https://nyti.ms/3hOgXtC

The request comes as President Trump continues to accuse tech platforms like Facebook and Twitter of suppressing conservative content. https://nyti.ms/3hP20r6

We are beholden to a few Big Tech overlords for much of our digital lives. We can be more conscientious about it. https://nyti.ms/2Ex1pft

The C.E.O.s are likely to argue before Congress that their companies aren’t anticompetitive. Here are the facts. https://nyti.ms/2P3e4bR

Social media companies took down the video within hours. But by then, it had already been viewed tens of millions of times. https://nyti.ms/39Dkrfq

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction instructing New York State to begin payments promptly, citing an “inexcusable delay.” https://nyti.ms/2X4oL2C

The tech C.E.O.s will appear together at a congressional hearing on Wednesday to argue that their companies do not stifle competition. https://nyti.ms/3hJssCq

Instead of banning the app, U.S. officials could force it to be more transparent. https://nyti.ms/3hIdfli

The chief executive, who testifies before Congress for the first time on Wednesday, had taken a hands-off approach with lawmakers in Washington. https://nyti.ms/3eZogNe

Facebook hired a Ukrainian group battling Russian disinformation to flag misleading posts. But critics say the fact checkers’ work veers into activism. https://nyti.ms/2EnqaL3

Employees past and present are challenging management, saying the company’s ethical image was an illusion. https://nyti.ms/2WVGOIb

There is plenty the U.S. government could do to ensure that TikTok acts responsibly without getting rid of it altogether. https://nyti.ms/3hGZMdd

Indie artists who make a significant portion of their income at fan conventions are hoping virtual attendees will be willing to spend. https://nyti.ms/2WWM12f

Technology was supposed to be all about welcoming newcomers. But is it? https://nyti.ms/2CO5Z8q

Omegle, a precursor to Chatroulette, has grown in popularity during this indefinite period of social isolation. https://nyti.ms/2WQXCQw

The move would reduce ownership by a Chinese company, ByteDance, amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and China. https://nyti.ms/2CKRT7Z

How tech companies and all of us can help slow global warming. https://nyti.ms/30UKQll

Employment remains an elusive goal for many. A recent hiring strategy may win pats on the back, but advocates fear it may pigeonhole people with disabilities. https://nyti.ms/2CxjhGB

Army and Navy channels banned viewers from their live streams when they asked about war crimes. Accused of censorship, now the Army says it will pause streaming. https://nyti.ms/2ZSv0s8

A Hudson Valley oasis of Italian art debuts eight up-and-coming artists — and new wearable safety tech — upon its reopening. https://nyti.ms/3fTiAWr

The company said it had permanently suspended thousands of accounts associated with the fringe conspiracy theory movement. https://nyti.ms/30DxJ7X

Two suspects in China targeted companies working on vaccines as part of a broader cybertheft campaign to enrich themselves and aid the Chinese government, officials said. https://nyti.ms/2E3Ru0B

Just because U.S. politicians and tech giants are blaming China, doesn’t mean we should be scared. https://nyti.ms/2ONPUlu

The move, which affects suppliers to major international brands such as Apple, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, could force companies to sever some ties to China. https://nyti.ms/3jrNAyL

Some government agencies that use the software said they were surprised that Google may pick up the locations of certain app users. Others said they had unsuccessfully pushed Google to make a change. https://nyti.ms/2ZJkwLi

He has the perfect work-from-home job. And even he misses people. https://nyti.ms/2Cp8aPU

Since dozens of women spoke up about harassment in gaming last month, prominent industry figures have resigned. But has anything really changed? https://nyti.ms/2ZFU8lw

He had more than 20 aliases and usually wore a mask. In the end, it was losing his temper with workers at the airport that led to his arrest, prosecutors said. https://nyti.ms/3eBT729

What happens when a kumbaya office culture meets the business realities of a pandemic? https://nyti.ms/2BcVsmE

Even some basic questions about how an array of Twitter’s most popular accounts were taken over remain unanswered. https://nyti.ms/30gCX9k

It’s easy to get lost in all of the horrifying news online. https://nyti.ms/2CmmtEL

Greg Selkoe is leaving the successful esports conglomerate to start a new venture that’s less “frat house” and more diverse. https://nyti.ms/3j3KlgO

After a financial hit from the pandemic, the San Francisco company said business was starting to return from its nose-dive. https://nyti.ms/2WHPF03

Every company wants the biggest data stockpile possible. We need unilateral data disarmament. https://nyti.ms/3h6i9Z5

The decision is a setback for European efforts to clamp down on what the authorities there believe is anti-competitive behavior. https://nyti.ms/3etVUu7

In a pandemic that forces us to stay home, bingeing on doom-and-gloom news feels irresistible. These health experts offer ways to break the habit. https://nyti.ms/2ZxgHJb

A lawsuit by the state’s attorney general adds to pressure on the companies to consider their drivers full-time employees. https://nyti.ms/309fYwT

Banning the use of the Chinese tech giant’s equipment in high-speed wireless infrastructure is a major reversal by Prime Minister Boris Johnson — and a big victory for the Trump administration. https://nyti.ms/3j19f0G

Even groups that regularly disagree on labor issues said there should be significant public investment in programs that can upgrade the skills of American workers. https://nyti.ms/2AZK1P8

These aerial images — stunning in their abstraction — evoke a powerful sense of transcendence and tranquility. https://nyti.ms/392ocLv

A document sent by the search giant to Australian regulators argues that the company doesn’t control enough of the digital ad industry to overcharge customers or block competitors. https://nyti.ms/3j1JzRI

Uber and Lyft hailed a Cornell paper’s conclusion that their drivers make solid wages. But others have questioned the researchers’ approach. https://nyti.ms/3gR1Qiv

Gen Z and millennial users have found community on the app, particularly during the last few isolating months. And for some of them, it’s their livelihood. https://nyti.ms/304S6KG

In a single week, some of the internet’s biggest platforms banned users and groups they had tolerated for years. What changed? https://nyti.ms/300CIPG

TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has been under scrutiny as a potential national security threat. https://nyti.ms/3iSZIZi

Virtual cycling offers lessons for how other sports can appeal to fans leading increasingly digital lives. https://nyti.ms/2WnzS6r